The Fairy Princess Without Wings

21. Selected Kuncup

"Wood heart?".

"It is like the body of a fairy who has a complete limb whether it is legs, hands or wings. The forest has it too. If fairies have a brain as a nerve center then the forest has a heart that serves to maintain the balance of the forest. And when the heart of this forest dies, the whole forest dies with it". Replied Kila who saw the puzzled expression of Princess Leona.

"Oh like that".

They continued their journey to the south side of the forest. Actually not all the heart of the selected forest always comes from the south side, the king and empress who choose a place that they think has the perfect bud to make the heart of the forest then they will choose that place.

Until they arrived at a fairly quiet swamp with countless lotus flowers floating on it.

All the plants were welcoming the arrival of the princess Leona's entourage saluting as it smelled a different aura that was approaching towards them. Some buds and lotus flowers like moving closer towards princess Leona and bowing their bodies saluted. This was of course a rare sight for the three people behind him. As long as they lived they had never heard of a story about something like this but now they had experienced it. Where all the herbs are even subservient to princess Leona.

Princess Leona replied by bowing her body saluting all the plants.

"Have we arrived?". Princess Leona asked when she saw the lotus flowers on top of the swamp.

"Yeah you're right princess. We've arrived". Answer Kila.

"Then which bud is, what is this. Oh or that one?". Princess Leona asked as her fingers pointed one by one the lotus buds that were in the swamp.

"Em actually we all don't know which one of the selected buds is either". Said Alexa smiling shyly while shaking her body with both hands behind her hips.

"Just look at the place of the princess. Hee". Imbun Kila chuckling in front of Princess Leona.

Princess Leona did not blame this at all. He was happy to be able to walk to the south and see where the lotus bud was located even though it had not been with the selected bud.

When he was playing with some animals that approached him, suddenly from behind a thick lotus, a lotus bud seemed to move slowly closer to him. The bud appears smaller than the bud around it, the white color with a slight pink alloy on the lotus lips makes it a little striking. He watched the lotus bud patiently, waiting for it to stop moving.

Until finally the bud stopped at the edge of the swamp where it rested, then saluted him. Princess Leona extended her hand to the bud slowly, a very soft touch felt by the bud and she enjoyed it by slightly shaking her small body on Leona's fingers, feel that touch longer which makes him feel comfortable . Then the lotus roots wrapped gently on the fingers of Princess Leona's fingers as if greeting and reluctant to let go.

"It looks like this is the lotus bud that the king and empress have chosen". Konou guessed.

"Are you sure?".

"Of course, don't you see all the other lotuses no one comes near when this lotus bud comes your way". Alexa chimed in on the words of Princess Leona.

"Isn't he the last lotus bud that comes my way? Moreover, this lotus bud is very small than the others". He replies to the arguments of everyone.

"Usually the selected bud is indeed treated special by others. It may be true that these buds are the selected ones". Imbun Kila gave an explanation.

He had heard the story that usually the buds that have been selected will get special treatment than others. Even by other plants.